Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- John Carr - Architect
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Battle of the Standard
- A New Walk
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Cinema Comes to York
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Norman Minster
- York Garrison
- Sixties York
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Church of St Helen
- George Leeman
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The End of the Abbey
- Bootham Bar